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10.000

PACIFIC

MILES

ATLANTIC

TEN THOUsand miLES

of Uninterrupted Canadian Pacific Service Fyou are going to Europe, why not use the uninter- rupted service of the World's Greatest Travel System?

On the three separate legs of your Journey-across the Pacific, across Canada, and across the Atlantic

this highly trained organiza- tion caters to your every need. Its servants are obliging, efficient, and thoughtful of your comfort; ite ships, trains and hotels are among the world's best.

Follow the lead of experienced. travellers ared go the Canadian Pacific way.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Next Sailing to the Pacific Coast

WORLD's

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

6 am-May 1st, 1929.

GREATEST TRAVEL

BYSTEM

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE OF TIE

BLUE FUNNEL LINE"

(OCEAN 9.8. CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL 8.8. CO., LTD.

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

(ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL, B.8. CO., DTD.:

BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG

A.S. TRHEXENOR"

KS. CITY OF LILLE"

8.S. NELEUS“ ·

8.8. "CITY OF SINGAPORE"

vin Suez Canal 8th May via Suez Canal 16th May via Suez Canal, 5th June, via Suez Canal 14th June.

Steamers proceed via Snoz Canal or Panama Canal at owners'

option.

Subject to Chango without notice.

For freight and particulare apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD * SWIRE THE RANK LINE, LTD., HONGKONG.

Hongkong & Canton. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd, Canton.

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

COMPANY, LIMITED.

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS

Londing Dirt For

ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG,

COPENHAQEM, OSLO and GOTHENBURG.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1929.

TRAFFIC CONTROL.

NEW STOP-GO BEACONS TO

BE INSTALLED.

So satisfied are the Trainc Con- trol Department with the results attained by the flashing beacon which operated for several months at the intersection of Des Voeux Road and Pulder Street. until it was knocked down by a chauffeur, that plans have been laid for the installation of a number of others In the points at important Colony, chiefly in Kowloon,

The new bencong are to be of the Stop-Go" kind that are to be found operating in the principal eltics of Europe and the United, States. The first installation is to be made at the end of Garden Road, and will be the first practical, easily worked and cheap signalling apparatus of its kind erected in the Colony.

The apparatus is simplicity in itself. Signal

indications are given partly by means of lights, red for Stop and green for Go, and partly by means of red and green sign boards bearing the words. Stop and Go and painted red and the respectively. Both green boards and the lights are mani-

pulated by an easily turned handle on the signal post. In sunlight and clear daylight the sign-boards dominate as signal indicators.

LETTER GOLF/

RADIO BROADCAST.

To paraphrase an

old song, THE WIRELESS PROGRAMME

FOR TO-DAY. "There's a GIRL for every BEAU in this world," and letter golf proves it. Par is nix.

BEAU

G 1

RIL

1--The Idea of letter golf is to chaage one word to another and do it in pår, a given number of strokes. Thus to cht ve COW to HEN, in three strokes, COW 110W HEW HEN.

2-You can change only one letter at a time.

3-You must have a complete

word, of common usage, for each jump. Slang words and abbrevia

tlons don't count.

4-The order of letters cannot be changed.

One solution le printed on an- other page.

An important feature of this up- paratus is that it can be set in operation and stopped in a moment. The light is extinguish- ed by means of an easily acces rible cuek, and the lettered' sidesį. of the four algn-boards can bu turned inwards by a single move-of 55, and the apparatus itself ment: This fenture of construc- calls for no great intelligence to tion is necessary owing to the fhet that the trate ofleer in charge might quite suddenly have to quit his post.

So far as eonomy of operation concerned, it could not be cheaper, The

gas accumulator operates for three months at a cost

ix

operate.

Broadcast by Z,D.W. on 350 metres. 148 p.m. Weather report. 6.30-0.30 p.m. Programme of Chi. hese music, (Records supplied through the courtesy of Messrs. Sincere Co.). 748 pan. Evening weather report, B 3.0. Evening programme, (Co. lumbia Records supplied through the courtesy of Messrs. Anderson Music Co.).

"The Belle of New York," Selection,

The Regimental Band of H. K.

Grenadier Guards.

8.45 p.m.

Dance music.

"1812, Overture,"

The Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards.

Dance music,

9.30 p.m.

"Dream of Love,"

(from "Liebstrauth"); "Nocturne in E Flat,

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet.

Danco music. 10.10 p.m. News bulletin. An Old Time Music Hall. Chairman:-Chance. Newton. The Variety Singers and Charlle

Coburn.

"Dalsy Daisy," (Katie Lawrence). "She was one of the early Birds,"

(Georgo Beauchamp) "Daddy wouldn't buy mo a

Bow-Wow,"

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST. FREIGHT AND

SERVICES

PASSENGER

LONDON SERVICE 1"MENELAU8" (30th April **HEOTUR" 15th May

"DIOMED"

20th May

* Calla at Casablanca.

M'lca, London, R'dam A K'burg M'les, London, R'dim & GʻgÓW Mles, London, B'data & II'burg ›

LIVERPOOL SERVICE *EURYADES" 20th Apr. "OLAUOUS" 3rd June PACIFIC SERVICE

11th May

via Kobe & Yokohama *TALTHYDIUS" 2011: April "IXION" NEW YORK "BHEXENOR“

Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow Genos, Havre, 'pool &.U'gow

Victoria, Vancouver & Feattle Victoria, Vancouror & Boallie SERVICE

8th May New York, Boston & Baltimore Now York, Boston & Baltimore

6th Jone

(Vesta Victorian). (Gus Elen). "A Great Big shame," "Down the Rond." (Gus Elen). The Mun who broke the Bank at

Monte Carlo,

(Charles, Coburn). "Little Dolly Day Dream,"

"NELEUS" (Eugene Stratton), "Two Lovely Black Eyes,"

INWARD SERVICE (Charles Coburn). "Beer, Beer, Glorius Beer,"

(Harry Anderson). "Ask A Policeman," (Jimmy Fawn). "AL Trinity Church," (Tom Costello). "Seventh Royal Fusiliers,"

(Charles Godfrey).

10.30 p.m. Close down.""

Earl Cawdor has become

It is expected that the installa- tion of the Arst of these Stop-Go heacons will be begun at Garden Road in the course of a month. the others depending on the neces sary appropriations to cover the cost of purchase and installation. tion.

SHIPBUILDERS.

SHIP REPAIRERS. "BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS. OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

ct-

gaged to Miss Wilma Vickers, daughter of Mr. Vincent Vickers, of Aldenham, Herts, a director of the London Assurance Corporn-

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED,

ENGINEERS.

"PERSEUS" "PELEUS"

Bus

For 29th Apr. S'hat, Mojl Kobs, Yok & Oleru

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama

24th Juna

PASSENGER SERVICE

**KKOTORTM* "AENEAS"

16th May

Singapore, Marsailles & London 11th Jus Singapore, Maraviller & Liquo

• Sails at Daylight.

Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation at specially reduced fares,

For freight, pasingo ratan and in.ormation apply to :-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agents

& Los Angeles

I

SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS and VLADIVOSTUCK.

M.V. "NẠNKING"

B.S. "CANTON"

M.V. "DELBI”

B.S.

CANTON"

-DRY DOCK

LENGTH 787 FEET,

LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 FEET

DEPTH ON CENTRE OF

SILL (H.W.0.8.T.) 34 PT. 6 INS.

-THREE SLIPWAYS-

CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT. ELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL CAPABLE OF LIFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET RADIUS.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE; Agents HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

"TAIKBODOCK”“ MORSKONS.

Landing about

15th May 22ad June

TEL. AbominŠ.

22ad April

TELEPORT - CENTRAL 111

17th May Agents. G. E. HUYGEN.

Canton.

BALL, PLAN:"68" OVIM "ANK, PENNANT,"

For further particulars apply to tho

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

MOM

MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS,

Sallings from. Hongkong.

T. MARSEILLES via Saigon,

Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti

· “(Aden) Suez, Port-Said.

CHENONCEAUX... 23rd Apr.

21at Mey.

ATHOS II....... 7th May. D'ARTAGNAN SPHINX

ANGERS.....

4th June. 18th Juno.

ANDRE LEDON... 2nd July, G. METZINGER... 16th July, PORTHOS...

"

30th July.

To YOKOHAMA vin Shanghai

8 Kobe.

D'ARTAGNAN

SPHINX...

ANGERS,

23rd Apr.

7th May,

21st May.

ANDRE LEBON... 4th June.

G. METZINGER... 18th Juno. 2nd July. PORTHOS. CHENONCEAUX... 16th July ATHOS II......... 39th July,

We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrian ports, East Africa, Madagascar by transhipment on our mail stoamers at Port-Said or Djibouti.

COMMERICAL LINE.

From DUNKIRK Hamburg, Rotterdam, (Antwerp):

For full Particulars, apply to:---

Cie. da MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Telephones: C. 851 & 740,

BANK LINE LTD.

ACENTS FOR

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.s. Co.,

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE. UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT ....

"CITY OF DELHI"

"CITY OF GLASGOW"

LTD

ELLERMAN LINE London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg. 9th May- London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg... 10th June

NEW YOKR, BOSTON & BALTIMORE AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

"CITY OF LILLE"

"CITY OF SINGAPORE”..... "CITY OF MANDALAY”

vin Suez Canal

Vin Suez Canal

via Bucz Canal

ALBO AGENTS FOR

ANDREW

WEIR & CO.

SERVICES TO

vin Suez Canal ·

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"OAKBANK" MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

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*

16th May 14th June

12th July

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE •' ́AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

3rd May ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE Loading for Mauritius, Reunión, Dalegos Day, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay, (Port Elizabeth), Moss)

Bay and Capetowa Through Bill of Lading faved to Boira, Quilimaine, Įdo. Port Amelia, Mozamique, Ohinde, Inhambane,

Zanzibar, Mombasa, Killadini, Port Nolloth Luderita Bay, Walvie, Bay and Madaga our.

+

3. Queen's Building.

For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply-

'Telephone Central 4701.

THE BANK LINE, Ltd.

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To San Francisco

Fortnightly silingann Turning a

To Seattle &

Victoria

Fortnightly railings on Tuesdays Pr Madison T, Ápr. 25, 9 a.m. Pras, Plorua... Turs, Apr. 30 May 14 Pres. Jackson Thes., May 7th Pres. aft Fre, Mckinley Tues, May 2x Pros. Jefferson Tues., May 211 Pres. Grant Tues., Jnue th Pres. Lincoln Tues., June 11

£120, £112 Bascial through catasto Europe via

Varad Baton,

Diracl connections with all At Antie lisan. Choice of rail lines across United States and Choads, liberal stop-over privileges for sightṛessing.

Europe and New York Direct

LOUND THE WORLD.

Fortnigilly silingani Bunday via Manile Hiraita, Colombo, Buer Conat, Ahsandra, Napier, danán, Mazevilles, New York and Bisætin, Pres. Wilson 8., Apr.21,8 m. Pres. Polk Sun., Jane 2, B.. Pres, v. Buren H., May 5, 8., Pres. Adama 8., Jun. 16,0.. Pres. Bayou B. May 10... Pr. Harrison F., Jun. 30, 81.m. To Manila

Pres. Wilson Apr. 21, 8 a.m Pros. Pieres Apr. 28. 6 p.m. Pres. Jackson Apr. 27, 6 p.m.

Fres. V. Buren May 5,3 a.m/ Pros, Taft...

May 7,6 p.zo. Pr. McKinley May 11, 5 pɛm.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information, apply to 12, PEDDER STREET, (opposite Hongkong Hotel Telephones Central 2477, 2478 & 795.

Cable Address "Dollar".

CANTON BRANCH:-No. 4 8hakes Street.

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

FR

Changte" & "Taiping.'

THESE NEW Vessels MaintAIN A REGULAR SERVICE FROM

́· HONGKONG TO AUSTRALIAN PORTS.

VIA MANILA, AND THURSDAY ISLAND Through Bills of Lading-issued to all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanian Ports.. EXCELLENT & MOST UP-TO DATE FIRST & SECOND CLASS PASBENOEDS ACCOMMODATION HONGKONG, TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.

STEAKER

TAIPING CHANGTE

TAIPING

CHANGTE

DU HOGKONON

7th May

11th June

9th July

DER TO BAIL

14th May

18th Juno

16th July

For Freight & Passage, apply to~BU (TERFIELD & SWINE, Tal C, 36

Agents.